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<blockquote data-quote="Grogg of the North" data-source="post: 6794879" data-attributes="member: 6682960"><p>Hmm ... if it's not too late I'll toss out some ideas.</p><p></p><p>For the cohort's race I'd either go with a Half-Fey or maybe an Uldra (Frostburn) if you're in an area where they make sense. Uldra has no racial HD and a LA of only +1. The Petal creature from MM3 gets tossed around a lot. It has a +2 LA and it is listed as (cohort) so that may be worth considering. It's tiny so I don't know how much good it would do as a meat shield. Would your DM be willing to take something like a Wood Elf or Wild Elf and treat them closer to being fey than regular elves?</p><p></p><p>For the cohort's class, I would strongly recommend against going druid. Having a cohort already gives you two turns, essentially. Add in an animal companion and your fellow PC may wind up twiddling their thumbs waiting for you to finish your turn. I would probably go either ranger, and swap out the animal companion for Spiritual Guide (Complete Champion), or I would go cleric. If you choose Ehlonna you can stay with the woodsy/fey theme. I've always been disappointed that there isn't a primal trickster deity for D&D. Something that would fit in with the different Native American legends of Raven or Coyote. Maybe homebrew something? </p><p></p><p>Goad is an okay feat. The biggest problem is that it doesn't stop the target from deciding "No, I'm not going to attack in melee, I'm going to hurl this giant boulder at the wizard instead". Tripping is a good option but, most fey are small or smaller. Without knowing how your DM runs combat it can be hard to suggest feats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grogg of the North, post: 6794879, member: 6682960"] Hmm ... if it's not too late I'll toss out some ideas. For the cohort's race I'd either go with a Half-Fey or maybe an Uldra (Frostburn) if you're in an area where they make sense. Uldra has no racial HD and a LA of only +1. The Petal creature from MM3 gets tossed around a lot. It has a +2 LA and it is listed as (cohort) so that may be worth considering. It's tiny so I don't know how much good it would do as a meat shield. Would your DM be willing to take something like a Wood Elf or Wild Elf and treat them closer to being fey than regular elves? For the cohort's class, I would strongly recommend against going druid. Having a cohort already gives you two turns, essentially. Add in an animal companion and your fellow PC may wind up twiddling their thumbs waiting for you to finish your turn. I would probably go either ranger, and swap out the animal companion for Spiritual Guide (Complete Champion), or I would go cleric. If you choose Ehlonna you can stay with the woodsy/fey theme. I've always been disappointed that there isn't a primal trickster deity for D&D. Something that would fit in with the different Native American legends of Raven or Coyote. Maybe homebrew something? Goad is an okay feat. The biggest problem is that it doesn't stop the target from deciding "No, I'm not going to attack in melee, I'm going to hurl this giant boulder at the wizard instead". Tripping is a good option but, most fey are small or smaller. Without knowing how your DM runs combat it can be hard to suggest feats. [/QUOTE]
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